Chosen or Proven Ethics?

Q1 Arts and Humanities

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.5325/jaynrandstud.22.2.0206

R. Hartford

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:A true philosophical system requires a true ethical theory. This paper proposes a premise-based approach to the truth of the foundational principle—the requirement to take actions to benefit one's life. Ayn Rand's choice-based foundation as "the single choice: to live" has equivalent consequences for ethical theory, but the premise-based approach and proof firmly anchor the foundation of ethics to the facts of reality. This article demonstrates that in order to be true and consistent, a particular set of premises requires the taking of beneficial action for one's life, and that provides proof of the truth of the Objectivist ethics.

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选择的还是证明的道德?

摘要：真正的哲学体系需要真正的伦理理论。本文提出了一种基于前提的方法来理解基本原则的真理——采取行动造福生命的要求。Ayn Rand基于选择的基础是“唯一的选择：活下去”，这对伦理理论有着同等的影响，但基于前提的方法和证明将伦理的基础牢牢地锚定在现实的事实上。这篇文章证明，为了真实和一致，一组特定的前提需要为一个人的生命采取有益的行动，这为客观主义伦理学的真理提供了证据。

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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory

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